District: Scituate School District
Author: Hannah Gardner (data) & Samantha Wagner (analysis)

Per Pupil Expenditures

  • To collect information on the state of Rhode Island, go to State Report Card > Ensuring equity and adequacy of fiscal and human resources > Per-Pupil expenditures including other commitments.
  • To collect information on a district, go to the 2008 District Reports > Equity and Adequacy of Resources > Program Expenditures

Indicator
Your district
Rhode Island
Average

Total

$11,495

$14,119
Instruction

$6,697

$7,295
Instructional support

$1,638

$2,300
Operations

$2,023

$2,116
Leadership

$681

$806
Other Commitments

$456

$1,601
General Education

$9,563

$9,220
Title I

$145

$536
Special Education

$12,761

$16,382
Career and Technical Education

$0

$4,249
English Language Learners

$10,648

$7,931


Analysis Paragraph:

Scituate spends less money than the state as a whole. In total, the district of Scituate spends $11,495, $2,624 less than the state. Scituate spends about $598 less than the state on instruction alone and about $662 less on instructional support. The district only spends about $100 less than the state to operate its schools, about $200 dollars less in leadership expenses, and $1,145 less on other commitments. Scituate spends about $400 less in Title I, $3,621 less in special education, and $4,249 less in career and technical education. Scituate only spends more than the state of Rhode Island in general education, about $300 more than the state, and English language learners, about $2,717 more than the state.